Bloodstream infections in HIV-positive patients: A review of sixty- eight episodes

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 243-247

  Bonadio, Mario ^a,c   Gigli, C ^a   Maccanti, O ^a   Longo, B ^a   Smorfa, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Universities Hospitals of Pisa   (Italy)

^c SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS; Antibiotic resistance; Bacteremia; Bloodstream infections; Glycopeptides; HIV infection; Nosocomial infections

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFALOTIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NETILMICIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSEUDOMONAS; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031842230     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.1998.10.3.243     Document Type: Review

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